Anas Baba

Prices are high, money is tight, and safety remains fragile.

The sky is never quiet.

Drones hum constantly.

Helicopters battle.

And since the Iran-USA war began, we have seen Iranian missiles pass through our atmosphere towards Tel Aviv.

Prices are high, money is tight, and safety remains fragile.

The sky is never quiet.

Drones hum constantly.

Helicopters battle, and since the Iran-USA war began, we have seen Iranian missiles pass through our atmosphere towards Tel Aviv.

Prices of basic goods have already started to soar in Gaza since the crossings closed Saturday.

Most of the population relies on aid for survival.

That includes the Rafah crossing, where emergency medical evacuees had only recently been allowed to leave.

The Israeli military says no medics or UN personnel will be allowed to leave or enter Gaza while the borders are closed.

The military says the closure of Gaza's crossing will have no impact on aid and that existing stocks of food are, quote, expected to suffice for an extended period.

But even before this full closure, the UN said food rations were cut in half this month due to insufficient supplies entering the Strip.

Anas Baba, NPR, Gaza City.

For the second day in a row, civil defense crews here in Gaza are digging through the rubble of what was once the Abu Nasser family home.

Behind me, concrete slabs are stacked over each other, twisted steel hangs in the air, and there is a heavy sour smell.

It's the odor of bodies decomposing between the debris.

Rescuers say that they are lacking for the heavy machinery.